英语词汇“trump”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

noun | verb

trumptrump1 /trʌmp/ noun [countable]

COLLOCATIONS► play his trump card

He decided to play his trump card (=use his advantage) and tell them about the money.

1 (also ˈtrump card) a card from the suit (=one of the four types of cards in a pack) that has been chosen to have a higher value than the other suits in a particular game2the suit chosen to have a higher value than the other suits in a particular game: Spades are trump.3somebody’s trump card something that gives you a big advantage in a particular situation, that you use after keeping it secret for some time: He decided to play his trump card (=use his advantage) and tell them about the money.

noun | verb

trumptrump2 verb [transitive]

VERB TABLE

trump

Simple Form
Present	I, you, we, they	trump
	he, she, it	trumps
Past	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	trumped
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have trumped
	he, she, it	has trumped
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had trumped
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will trump
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have trumped

Continuous Form
Present	I	am trumping
	he, she, it	is trumping
	you, we, they	are trumping
Past	I, he, she, it	was trumping
	you, we, they	were trumping
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have been trumping
	he, she, it	has been trumping
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had been trumping
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will be trumping
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have been trumping

1to play a trump that beats someone else’s card in a game2to do something better than someone else so that you gain an advantage: They trumped our bid to buy the company.trump something ↔ up phrasal verb to use false information to make someone seem guilty of a crime: He claims authorities trumped up a sexual assault charge against him. → see also trumped-up